Punbus staff stir enters 8th day

Tarn Taran: The Punjab Roadways Punbus/ PRTC Contract Workers’ Union’s protest entered its eighth day here on Tuesday. All 53 buses of Punbus remained off the roads for eighth consecutive day. They organized a dharna in front of the roadways depot gate demanding the regularisation of their services with immediate effect. While addressing on the occasion, Satnam Singh Tur, depot president, and other leaders of the union, said the state government had been dilly-dallying on their demand for regular jobs. Rather the government was getting criminal cases registered against the agitating employees to sabotage their agitation. They alleged the state government wanted to cause financial loss deliberately to the roadways so that they could give benefit to private transporters. Passengers wanting to go to far-off destinations like Chandigarh and Delhi are an inconvenienced lot as they cannot reach their destinations without hiring a taxi. The leaders warned that in case the government failed to fulfil their demands, the union would intensify its agitation. OC

Signature drives launched

Tarn Taran: The civil administration led by SDM-cum-Returning Officer (Patti) Alka Kalia under sweep movement to make students aware of their right to vote launched signature campaigns in different educational institutions of the subdivision here on Tuesday. Nodal Officer of the programme Baljit Kaur, Child Development and Project Officer (CDPO), said under the move students of Guru Nanak Dev University College, Patti, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Education Kairon (Patti), ITI, Patti, pledged to exercise their right to vote and put their signature on the sheet. While addressing the students, the teachers made them aware of the importance of voting. OC

50-yr-old killed in road mishap

Tarn Taran: Karnail Singh (50), a daily wager, a resident of Kairowal village, was killed in a road accident on the Tarn Taran-Jhabal road near the bus stand of his village here on Monday. Sources said the victim was returning home after finishing his work. He was crossing the road when a speeding car coming from the Jhabal side hit him. Karnail Singh was killed on the spot and the car driver managed to flee from the spot. The police have registered a case under Sections 304-A and 279 of the IPC. OC

One more case surfaces in dist

Amritsar: The district on Tuesday reported one more positive case of the novel coronavirus, taking the total count of cases to 47,440. The district also reported the recovery of two patients with which the total number of those cured has increased to 45,840. The district at present has a total of two active cases. However, no death due to the virus was reported today. TNS